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'''Prometheus''' is [[Nocturne]]'s moon and the [[Fortress-monastery]] of the [[Salamanders]]. The monastery is the only construction built there and has a great dock were is the centre of the chapters' [[Strike CruisersSalamanders]] logistics and [[Battle Barge]]s can be restoredadministration. Being an over-sized moon, it causes massive stress on [[Nocturne]]'s tectonic plates, resulting in an event, known as the Time of Trials, which occurs every [[Nocturne]] year (15 [[Terra]]n years). During this time, the tectonic stresses induced by the increased gravitational pull of Prometheus, cause the planet's tectonic platesthousands of active volcanoes to erupt and the seas rise up in vast waves. {{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Index Astartes IV]]
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Salamander (Novel)]] by [[Nick Kyme]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter One
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Four
[[Category:Adeptus Astartes Homeworlds]]